Helpful research links:

Books:

We have many non-fiction and fiction books in the library on this topic - please ask Ms. Zecha, Ms. Moore, or Ms. Walton if you need help. We also have the following reference books:

  • The Norton Anthology of Literature by Women: the Tradition in English, REF 808.8 GIL
  • American Women Writers: a Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present, REF 810.9 AME v.1
  • The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States, REF 810.9 OXF
  • Interesting People: Black American History Makers, REF 920 LEE

Good databases to use:

Biography Resource Center:
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online:

Contemporary Authors:

EBSCOHost:

LitFinder for Schools:


Websites:
African American Writers of the 19th Century

Library of Congress' Women in American History

ipl2 - a directory where you can search for women's literature websites

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